The Menil Collection presents Desired Constellations Short Films

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Adrift, immersed, imagined, skeptical, mysterious, or matter of fact, this constellation of fleeting films and videos is a jewel net of diverse approaches to the known and unknown forces that describe our world. Curated and hosted by artist and filmmaker Jeanne Liotta, her work encompasses a constellation of mediums (films, installed projections, works on paper, and photographic works). Co-presented by the Houston Cinema Arts Society.

Film Details and Program:

  • Lemon (Hollis Frampton, 1969)
  • The Midnight Party (Joseph Cornell, 1938)
  • The Very Eye of Night (Maya Deren, 1958)
  • Electronic Moon #2 (Nam June Paik, Jud Yalkut, 1969)
  • Black Rain (Semiconductor, 2009)
  • What Makes Day and Night (Jeanne Liotta, 1998)
  • Eclipse (Jeanne Liotta, 2005)
  • Observando el Cielo (Jeanne Liotta, 2007)
  • Sweet Dreams (Jeanne Liotta, 2009)

Adrift, immersed, imagined, skeptical, mysterious, or matter of fact, this constellation of fleeting films and videos is a jewel net of diverse approaches to the known and unknown forces that describe our world. Curated and hosted by artist and filmmaker Jeanne Liotta, her work encompasses a constellation of mediums (films, installed projections, works on paper, and photographic works). Co-presented by the Houston Cinema Arts Society.

Film Details and Program:

  • Lemon (Hollis Frampton, 1969)
  • The Midnight Party (Joseph Cornell, 1938)
  • The Very Eye of Night (Maya Deren, 1958)
  • Electronic Moon #2 (Nam June Paik, Jud Yalkut, 1969)
  • Black Rain (Semiconductor, 2009)
  • What Makes Day and Night (Jeanne Liotta, 1998)
  • Eclipse (Jeanne Liotta, 2005)
  • Observando el Cielo (Jeanne Liotta, 2007)
  • Sweet Dreams (Jeanne Liotta, 2009)

Adrift, immersed, imagined, skeptical, mysterious, or matter of fact, this constellation of fleeting films and videos is a jewel net of diverse approaches to the known and unknown forces that describe our world. Curated and hosted by artist and filmmaker Jeanne Liotta, her work encompasses a constellation of mediums (films, installed projections, works on paper, and photographic works). Co-presented by the Houston Cinema Arts Society.

Film Details and Program:

  • Lemon (Hollis Frampton, 1969)
  • The Midnight Party (Joseph Cornell, 1938)
  • The Very Eye of Night (Maya Deren, 1958)
  • Electronic Moon #2 (Nam June Paik, Jud Yalkut, 1969)
  • Black Rain (Semiconductor, 2009)
  • What Makes Day and Night (Jeanne Liotta, 1998)
  • Eclipse (Jeanne Liotta, 2005)
  • Observando el Cielo (Jeanne Liotta, 2007)
  • Sweet Dreams (Jeanne Liotta, 2009)

WHEN

WHERE

The Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St.
Houston, TX 77006
https://www.menil.org/events/1084-desired-constellations-short-films

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